Hatake Kakashi Absolutely Will Not Be a Chakra Unit!

Chapter 97: The Uchiha Wander Forth

The Uchiha clansmen, drawn by the burst of chakra and their clan head's attack, rushed into the residence only to find Fugaku Uchiha and Obito engaged in what seemed to be a pleasant conversation. No one else was there.

"Lord Clan Head, has a suspicious person been here?"

"No, Obito and I were just sparring a little."

But that clearly wasn't Obito's chakra. The Uchiha clansman who wanted to say this was stopped by Shisui, who shook his head at him. The group of clansmen retreated. As Shisui was leaving, he was stopped by Mikoto Uchiha.

"Shisui... Fugaku is also doing this for the clan. There are some things he can't say, not because he doesn't want to, but because he can't. Because he is the clan head."

"I understand the Clan Head's methods. It's just that this could easily push our clan to oppose the village."

"Fugaku will handle everything. Trust him."

Shisui's relationship with the clan head's family was quite good; otherwise, the clan head's wife would not have specifically said these words to him. He presumed this was also with the clan head's consent. After bidding farewell to Mikoto Uchiha, Shisui desperately wanted to inform the Fourth Hokage of this news. If he could nip this matter in the bud before a conflict erupted between the clan and the village, the probability of a civil war between the Uchiha and Konoha would be greatly reduced.

But if Danzo's Sharingan was real...

Then Shisui couldn't imagine what his irrational clansmen would do. Then he thought of Danzo's character.

This matter... was truly...

Tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, this member who longed for peace between the village and his clan, after an intense internal struggle, quickly dressed and got up, heading for the Fourth Hokage's residence in the middle of the night.

The silver-haired young man, having deactivated his disguise effect, stood on a rooftop outside the Uchiha compound, watching Shisui gradually disappear into the distance.

He wouldn't be the one to deal with this Uchiha turncoat. With things having developed to this point, it was no longer something that could be changed by the power of a single person. Shisui going to Minato now would only deepen his wariness of the Uchiha clan.

Unless he used Kotoamatsukami.

But the number of targets Kotoamatsukami could be used on and the interval between activations were its fatal weaknesses. According to Kakashi's speculation, Shisui's right eye should be able to temporarily change a person's perception, while his left eye was the dōjutsu that required a massive amount of chakra and visual prowess, needing over a decade between uses to permanently change another's will.

Changing the clan head's will wouldn't bring the rest of the clan into line. Changing the Fourth Hokage's will wouldn't bring the Uchiha clan into line either.

Early the next morning, all the high-ranking members and elders of the Uchiha clan appeared in the Hokage's office. Minato, having learned everything from Shisui, prepared for the worst. He put down all the documents he needed to handle and made one last effort to salvage the Uchiha clan's crisis of trust.

"Clan Head Fugaku, can you give me two days to investigate the whole matter? When the time comes, I will personally bring the leader of Root to pay a visit."

"Lord Hokage, if you already know what happened, then you should understand that the Sharingan is the clan's bottom line. We will absolutely not allow anyone to play with it, especially when he is one of our own from Konoha."

"I believe Lord Danzo would not commit the act of harming a comrade."

As far as his eyes could see, Minato noticed that many of the elders who had come to question him, including many high-ranking members who belonged to Shisui's conservative faction, were looking down, trying their best to hide their presence.

They're not meeting my gaze... have they completely lost hope in the village...?

Only a day had passed. The Uchiha clan, which had just returned from the Land of Water war zone to report their achievements yesterday, had undergone such a earth-shattering change today.

The speed of it all almost caught even the Yellow Flash, the fastest in the ninja world, off guard. If it weren't for Shisui's advance notice, he would have thought the entire Uchiha clan was here to pull a prank on him today.

I've only been Hokage for a few days, how could I run into something like this?

Unable to complain, he was in this position and had to bear the responsibility. After the communication with the Fourth Hokage ended, the Uchiha clansmen quickly left the Hokage's office and sped towards the now-investigated location of Root Headquarters.

The collective movement of the Uchiha even alarmed the retired Third Hokage.

Relying on his bad premonition, Hiruzen Sarutobi changed into his combat ninja attire and went to the Hokage's office, where he saw Minato Namikaze, who was also ready for battle.

"What happened? Why is the entire Uchiha clan moving towards Root's location?"

"Lord Third, do you really not know what happened?"

The counter-question stunned Hiruzen Sarutobi. His mind quickly flashed through Root's records of misdeeds. One of them made him shudder, and he blurted it out.

"The Uchiha know that Danzo has a Sharingan?"

"So you did know."

Taking a deep breath, Minato Namikaze felt for the first time that the position of Hokage was a thankless job. Lord Third had sat in this position for so long and had been at peace with the Uchiha. The moment he took over, all sorts of things started happening.

Fortunately, he had left a teleportation marker at Root's base that day. The Fourth Hokage moved past his desk and placed a hand on the Third Hokage's shoulder.

"I hope we're still in time."

In the next instant, the two appeared in the vast, empty hall and immediately spotted Danzo Shimura, who was in the middle of training his subordinates.

Danzo, who was about to place the "Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal" on a subordinate, immediately stopped the jutsu upon seeing the two Hokage suddenly appear.

Although Danzo stopped quickly, the well-versed "Professor of Ninjutsu" still recognized the vicious technique from the two subordinates kneeling on the ground.

"Danzo! Do you know what you are doing?!"

"I am responsible for Root's training. These are just necessary means."

Glancing at the Third Hokage, Danzo's attention was not on him. In his view, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had retired and would not run for Hokage again, posed no threat to him. It was the young man with golden hair who was his great political rival.

He actually left a teleportation marker here last time.

With a wave of his hand, the two subordinates disappeared. Danzo did not know the purpose of their sudden appearance. As he thought, only a crisis that threatened to destroy the village would force two Hokage to act at the same time.

"Let's put this matter aside for now." The Third Hokage spoke before Minato could, stepping directly in front of Danzo. His gaze was not on Danzo's exposed left eye, but stared straight at his right eye.

"Just how many Uchiha clansmen have you laid your hands on?"

As his words fell, the main gate of Root Headquarters was smashed open. The sound of the gate crashing echoed in Danzo's ears.

"Lord Third Hokage, it is more fitting for me to ask that question."

The Uchiha clan head, followed by a host of high-ranking members, all revealed their crimson eyes.

"Lord Danzo, could I trouble you to remove the bandage from your right eye for a look?"

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